diff --git a/packages/ui/src/fields/Array/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/fields/Array/index.tsx
index 5e312a44b5..882d0c1e78 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/fields/Array/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/fields/Array/index.tsx
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export const ArrayFieldComponent: ArrayFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
     schemaPath: schemaPathFromProps,
     validate,
   } = props
+
   const schemaPath = schemaPathFromProps ?? name
 
   const minRows = (minRowsProp ?? required) ? 1 : 0
@@ -129,13 +130,11 @@ export const ArrayFieldComponent: ArrayFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
         schemaPath,
       })
 
-      setModified(true)
-
       setTimeout(() => {
         scrollToID(`${path}-row-${rowIndex}`)
       }, 0)
     },
-    [addFieldRow, path, schemaPath, setModified],
+    [addFieldRow, path, schemaPath],
   )
 
   const duplicateRow = useCallback(
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/fields/Blocks/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/fields/Blocks/index.tsx
index 2e51adc61f..856bd4837b 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/fields/Blocks/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/fields/Blocks/index.tsx
@@ -116,13 +116,11 @@ const BlocksFieldComponent: BlocksFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
         schemaPath,
       })
 
-      setModified(true)
-
       setTimeout(() => {
         scrollToID(`${path}-row-${rowIndex + 1}`)
       }, 0)
     },
-    [addFieldRow, path, schemaPath, setModified],
+    [addFieldRow, path, schemaPath],
   )
 
   const duplicateRow = useCallback(
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/forms/Form/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/forms/Form/index.tsx
index 0d4ec475f6..86db9012d7 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/forms/Form/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/forms/Form/index.tsx
@@ -518,6 +518,8 @@ export const Form: React.FC<FormProps> = (props) => {
         rowIndex,
         subFieldState,
       })
+
+      setModified(true)
     },
     [dispatchFields, getDataByPath],
   )
@@ -541,6 +543,8 @@ export const Form: React.FC<FormProps> = (props) => {
         rowIndex,
         subFieldState,
       })
+
+      setModified(true)
     },
     [dispatchFields, getDataByPath],
   )
diff --git a/test/_community/payload-types.ts b/test/_community/payload-types.ts
index 129bd05dd7..fd6483846a 100644
--- a/test/_community/payload-types.ts
+++ b/test/_community/payload-types.ts
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ export interface Config {
   user: User & {
     collection: 'users';
   };
-  jobs?: {
+  jobs: {
     tasks: unknown;
-    workflows?: unknown;
+    workflows: unknown;
   };
 }
 export interface UserAuthOperations {
diff --git a/test/fields/collections/Array/AddRowButton.tsx b/test/fields/collections/Array/AddRowButton.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..70ff25f80c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fields/collections/Array/AddRowButton.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+'use client'
+
+import { useForm } from '@payloadcms/ui'
+
+const AddRowButton = () => {
+  const { addFieldRow } = useForm()
+
+  const handleClick = () => {
+    addFieldRow({
+      path: 'externallyUpdatedArray',
+      schemaPath: 'externallyUpdatedArray',
+      subFieldState: {
+        text: {
+          initialValue: 'Hello, world!',
+          valid: true,
+          value: 'Hello, world!',
+        },
+      },
+    })
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <button id="updateArrayExternally" onClick={handleClick} type="button">
+      Add Row
+    </button>
+  )
+}
+
+export default AddRowButton
diff --git a/test/fields/collections/Array/CustomField.tsx b/test/fields/collections/Array/CustomField.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6119d02322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fields/collections/Array/CustomField.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import type { TextFieldServerComponent } from 'payload'
+
+import { TextField } from '@payloadcms/ui'
+
+export const CustomField: TextFieldServerComponent = ({ clientField, path }) => {
+  return (
+    <div id="custom-field">
+      <TextField field={clientField} path={path as string} />
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/test/fields/collections/Array/e2e.spec.ts b/test/fields/collections/Array/e2e.spec.ts
index 0644106c1b..27fe6d743d 100644
--- a/test/fields/collections/Array/e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/test/fields/collections/Array/e2e.spec.ts
@@ -295,4 +295,10 @@ describe('Array', () => {
       'Updated 3 Array Fields successfully.',
     )
   })
+
+  test('should externally update array rows and render custom fields', async () => {
+    await page.goto(url.create)
+    await page.locator('#updateArrayExternally').click()
+    await expect(page.locator('#custom-field')).toBeVisible()
+  })
 })
diff --git a/test/fields/collections/Array/index.ts b/test/fields/collections/Array/index.ts
index 63ed8c8a42..1fe4aec1bc 100644
--- a/test/fields/collections/Array/index.ts
+++ b/test/fields/collections/Array/index.ts
@@ -183,6 +183,30 @@ const ArrayFields: CollectionConfig = {
         },
       ],
     },
+    {
+      name: 'externallyUpdatedArray',
+      type: 'array',
+      fields: [
+        {
+          name: 'customField',
+          type: 'ui',
+          admin: {
+            components: {
+              Field: '/collections/Array/CustomField.js#CustomField',
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'ui',
+      type: 'ui',
+      admin: {
+        components: {
+          Field: '/collections/Array/AddRowButton.js',
+        },
+      },
+    },
   ],
   slug: arrayFieldsSlug,
   versions: true,
diff --git a/test/fields/payload-types.ts b/test/fields/payload-types.ts
index 820ee88ee2..218df9acd3 100644
--- a/test/fields/payload-types.ts
+++ b/test/fields/payload-types.ts
@@ -465,6 +465,11 @@ export interface ArrayField {
         id?: string | null;
       }[]
     | null;
+  externallyUpdatedArray?:
+    | {
+        id?: string | null;
+      }[]
+    | null;
   updatedAt: string;
   createdAt: string;
 }
@@ -2084,6 +2089,13 @@ export interface ArrayFieldsSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
             };
         id?: T;
       };
+  externallyUpdatedArray?:
+    | T
+    | {
+        customField?: T;
+        id?: T;
+      };
+  ui?: T;
   updatedAt?: T;
   createdAt?: T;
 }
@@ -3400,6 +3412,6 @@ export interface Auth {
 
 
 declare module 'payload' {
-  // @ts-ignore
+  // @ts-ignore 
   export interface GeneratedTypes extends Config {}
-}
+}
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